Comments on: Transit Roundup http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/ Passionate About Cities Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alon Levy http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5271 Alon Levy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:07:38 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5271 Lynn, Anon: transit isn't like universities, which have to secure donations. The successful transit systems of the world all get their revenues from a combination of taxes, fares, road tolls, and real estate concessions. Monied interests are free to try to run the systems, but if they only want to contribute to a station named after them, it's not a stable source of funding. Lynn, Anon: transit isn't like universities, which have to secure donations. The successful transit systems of the world all get their revenues from a combination of taxes, fares, road tolls, and real estate concessions. Monied interests are free to try to run the systems, but if they only want to contribute to a station named after them, it's not a stable source of funding.

]]> By: cdc guy http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5267 cdc guy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:09:38 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5267 Aaron, re Indy transit:<br /><br />Doesn't this just reinforce the notion that the customer IndyGo should be after at the margin is me (and people like me) who live and work in Center Twp. rather than suburban commuters? Aaron, re Indy transit:

Doesn't this just reinforce the notion that the customer IndyGo should be after at the margin is me (and people like me) who live and work in Center Twp. rather than suburban commuters?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5266 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:53:03 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5266 The Olympics are a big party. I'd imagine that people are more likely to donate money to a big party they can attend where they'll be guests of honor, rather than helping build a subway station in a neighborhood they've never been to.<br /><br />Though idea of CTA chiseling the names of donors into bricks at a station or something like that might be worth looking into. The Olympics are a big party. I'd imagine that people are more likely to donate money to a big party they can attend where they'll be guests of honor, rather than helping build a subway station in a neighborhood they've never been to.

Though idea of CTA chiseling the names of donors into bricks at a station or something like that might be worth looking into.

]]> By: Lynn Stevens http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5265 Lynn Stevens Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:22:05 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5265 Alon: Believe me, I'm not advocating for monuments. Just saying that those expected Olympic donors can still make their contribution to the city funding a world-class transit system. And maybe a stellar transportation system would be a bonus, a selling point should Chicago try to bid again. Alon: Believe me, I'm not advocating for monuments. Just saying that those expected Olympic donors can still make their contribution to the city funding a world-class transit system. And maybe a stellar transportation system would be a bonus, a selling point should Chicago try to bid again.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5263 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:46:01 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5263 Walker Evans — thanks for the explanation. <br /><br />D'oh! <br /><br />I just righted a Chicago "Redeye" vending in front of my building in Oak Park yesterday. I should have left it as is. Clues, baby! Walker Evans — thanks for the explanation.

D'oh!

I just righted a Chicago "Redeye" vending in front of my building in Oak Park yesterday. I should have left it as is. Clues, baby!

]]> By: Alon Levy http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5262 Alon Levy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:05:34 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5262 Or you can imagine a world-class transit system intended as a way of making transportation easier, rather than as a way of building monuments to the current-generation leaders. Or you can imagine a world-class transit system intended as a way of making transportation easier, rather than as a way of building monuments to the current-generation leaders.

]]> By: Lynn Stevens http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5261 Lynn Stevens Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:03:39 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5261 Re: Chicago 2017, it's my hope that the city will now take on this approach without the Olympic distraction. "Imagine" a world-class transit system in place before the next attempt to bid for the games. Monied citizens could still show their civic pride by investing in lasting legacies. Re: Chicago 2017, it's my hope that the city will now take on this approach without the Olympic distraction. "Imagine" a world-class transit system in place before the next attempt to bid for the games. Monied citizens could still show their civic pride by investing in lasting legacies.

]]> By: Walker Evans http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5256 Walker Evans Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:49:24 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5256 There's a bus stop a few blocks from my house here in Columbus where I've always noticed "guerrilla" seating installed. People waiting for the bus had no place to sit, so they would turn over one of those free magazine vendors (apartment guides or job rags) onto its side and use it as a bench. <br /><br />Thankfully, someone at the Central Ohio Transit Authority realized the need for proper seating there and installed a real shelter a few months ago. No more dumped-over magazine boxes. There's a bus stop a few blocks from my house here in Columbus where I've always noticed "guerrilla" seating installed. People waiting for the bus had no place to sit, so they would turn over one of those free magazine vendors (apartment guides or job rags) onto its side and use it as a bench.

Thankfully, someone at the Central Ohio Transit Authority realized the need for proper seating there and installed a real shelter a few months ago. No more dumped-over magazine boxes.

]]> By: Alon Levy http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-5253 Alon Levy Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:12:43 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/02/transit-roundup/#comment-5253 I'm sure every neighborhood group in Chicago is now breathing in sigh knowing that the urban cleansing will descend on Rio instead. Yay, favela clearance. I'm sure every neighborhood group in Chicago is now breathing in sigh knowing that the urban cleansing will descend on Rio instead. Yay, favela clearance.

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